Aida Announces Completion of Anti-Cancer Drug Phase Two Testing
November 28 2007 - 4:05PM
PR Newswire (US)
SANTA MONICA, Calif., Nov. 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Aida
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (OTC:AIDA) (BULLETIN BOARD: AIDA) today
announced that the Company has successfully completed Phase II
field testing of its anti-cancer drug, Rh-Apo2L. The product of
over a decade of research, Rh-Apo2L is intended to be a new drug
therapy using a recombinant protein produced by genetic
engineering. The drug is designed as a highly-targeted therapy with
direct function on cancer cells. Assuming successful completion of
all testing phases and approval of the drug by China's State Food
and Drug Administration (SFDA), Aida expects to have Rh-Apo2L on
the market during the third quarter of 2008. Phase 2 testing
results thus far have shown strong efficacy in treating lung cancer
(non-small cell), non-Hodgkins lymphoma, stomach cancer, pancreatic
cancer and kidney cancer. Shanghai Qiaer, Aida's research
subsidiary, has reduced the key cancer targets to the three main
diseases which Rh-Apo2L has shown the most efficacy and which have
the most market potential. These three cancer targets will be
announced at a later date, pending successful trials. Formal
results will also be released after clinical tests are completed.
After that, the company will apply for the approval of commencement
of Phase III clinical trials from SFDA. About Aida Pharmaceuticals
Aida Pharmaceuticals is a product-focused pharmaceuticals company
engaged in the formulation, clinical testing, registration,
manufacture, sales and marketing of advanced pharmaceutical and
genetic products in mainland China. The Company's mission is to
discover, develop and market meaningful new therapies that improve
human health. Aida Pharmaceuticals, in operation since March 1999,
is headquartered in Hangzhou, China with manufacturing,
distribution and sales points throughout mainland China. Aida is
GMP certified in China and ISO9002 certified for quality assurance
and ISO14000 certified for ecologically-friendly practices. SAFE
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